Escrow & Title
An Oklahoma property owner who pays off their mortgage should ensure that the lender:
ASimply stops billing them for payments
BExecutes and records a mortgage release (satisfaction of mortgage) or reconveyance in the county clerk's office to remove the lien from the public record✓ Correct
CFiles a notice with OREC
DSends a letter to the county assessor
Explanation
When a mortgage is paid off, the lender must record a satisfaction of mortgage (release) in the county clerk's office. Without this, the paid mortgage remains as a lien in the public record, clouding the title.
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